CHA P. V. 11. Ang. From the Original of the World, IV. Arg. From Providence, and the Government of the World, P. 75 CHA P.VIII. CLA Concerning the Excellencies and Perfections of the Divine Nature: And first, Of thofe which are commonly called Incommunicable; namely, Simplicity,Unity, Immutability, Infiniteness, CHA P. IX, Immenfity, Eternity, P. 88 Of the Communicable Perfections of God: And first of those which relate to the Divine Understanding, viz. Knowledge, Wisdom, particular Providence, p. 109 CHA P. X. Of the Perfections relating to the Divine Will; Goodness, Juftice, Faithfulness, CHA P. XL... P. 119 Of the Perfections belonging to the Power and Faculties of Acting, viz. Power, Dominion, Distribution of future Rewards and Punishments, P. 126 CHAP. CHA P. XII. Concerning the Duties of Religion naturally flowing from the Confideration of the Divine Nature and Perfections: And firft, Of Adoration and Worship, p. 155 CHA P. XIII. CHA P. XVII. P. 198 Of Paffive Obedience; or Patience and Submiffion to the Will of God, p. 209 Of the Wisdom of Practising the Duties of Natural Religion. She CHA P. I. Hewing in general, how Religion condu- P. 249 How it conduces to our prefent Happiness in this World: And firft to the Happiness of How Religion conduces to the Happiness of the Inward-man: As it tends to the perfecting and regulating our Faculties; The Conclufion of the whole; fhewing the Excellency of the Chriftian Religion, and the Advantages of it, both as to the THE FIRST BOOK: SHEWING The Reasonableness of the Principles and Duties of Natural Religion. CHA P. I Concerning the feveral Kinds of Evidence and Affent. Intend, by God's Affiftance, in this First Book, to treat concerning the Reasonableness and the Credibility of the Principles of Natural Religion, in oppofition to that Humour of Scepticism and Infidelity, which hath of late fo much abounded in the World, not only amongst fenfual Men of the vulgar Sort, but even amongst those who pretend to a more than ordinary Measure of Wit and Learning. In my Entrance upon this Work, I am fenfible of what ill Confequence it may be, to lay the Stress of a weighty Cause upon weak or obfcure Arguments, which instead of convincing Men, will rather harden and confirm them in their Errors. And therefore I cannot but think myself obliged in the management of this Argument, to use my utmost caution and endeavour, that it be done with so much strength and perfpicuity, as may be fufficient to convince any Man, who hath but an ordinary Capacity, and an honeft Mind; which are no other Qualifications than what are required to the Inftitution of Men, in all kind of Arts and Sciences whatsoever. In order to this, I judge it expedient to premise fomething concerning the feveral kinds and degrees of Evidence and Affent, and to lay down fome common Principles, which may serve as a Foundation to the following Discourse. The feveral ways whereby Men come to the knowledge or belief of any thing without immediate Revelation, are either by fuch Evidence of Things as is more Simple |